Notable Analyst Rating Changes 7/6: WDC, STX, JWN, BHP, AXP, CMI Upgraded; EV, GPI, DSCO, RAX Downgraded

July 6, 2009 9:47 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Bank of America upgrades Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) and Seagate (NYSE: STX) from Underperform to Buy.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) from Sell to Neutral and removed the stock from their Conviction Sell List, citing valuation after 18.9% slide since their downgrade on 5/18. The firm maintains their $21 price target.

Credit Suisse upgrades BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) from Underperform to Neutral.

Stifel Nicolaus upgrades American Express (NYSE: AXP) from Sell to Hold.

Wall Street Access upgrades Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) from Hold to Buy and raises their price target from $40 to $45.

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DOWNGRADES:
JPMorgan downgrades Eaton Vance (NYSE: EV) from Neutral to Underweight, also moving its price target from $32.50 to $30.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Group 1 Automotive (NYSE: GPI) from Buy to Neutral, citing valuation. The firm raised their price target from $23 to $25.

Jefferies downgrades Discovery Lab (Nasdaq: DSCO) from Buy to Underperform.

Goldman Sachs downgraded Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) from Buy to Neutral, saying their buy catalysts have largely played out and the risk-reward is more balanced after significant rally since their 4/6/09 Buy rating.

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NEW COVERAGE:
ThinkEquity initiates coverage on Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) with a Buy rating and $55 price target.

Bank of America resumes coverage on Bristol-Myers (NYSE: BMY) with a Neutral. Price target $22.

Credit Suisse resumes coverage on Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) with an Outperform.

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AXP 39.30

+0.43 +1.11%
Volume: 20,182,101
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BHP 75.27

-1.86 -2.41%
Volume: 6,886,442
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BMY 25.14

-0.02 -0.08%
Volume: 41,621,237
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CMI 43.70

+0.65 +1.51%
Volume: 2,304,420
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DSCO 0.76

+0.02 +2.70%
Volume: 2,052,745
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EV 30.54

+0.47 +1.56%
Volume: 624,624
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GPI 27.26

+1.43 +5.54%
Volume: 375,761
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JWN 35.24

+0.27 +0.77%
Volume: 4,055,142
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QCOM 45.16

+0.53 +1.19%
Volume: 14,668,395
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RAX 20.81

+1.28 +6.55%
Volume: 3,741,172
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RTP 207.90

-2.30 -1.09%
Volume: 1,005,301
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STX 16.69

+0.34 +2.08%
Volume: 12,798,469
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WDC 39.48

+0.84 +2.17%
Volume: 3,859,903
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